The role of Maziar Bahari in Rosewater was appealing to Gael García Bernal for a number of reasons: One was that Bahari’s story—he’s an Iranian-Canadian journalist who was jailed in Tehran while covering the 2009 presidential elections—made for a compelling, inspiring tale. Another was that the film marks ... More

Each week on How To Get Away With Murder, ABC’s Thursday night legal-thriller juggernaut, audiences learn a bit more about a heinous crime that’s been committed and a whole lot more about the show’s intriguing, alluring cast of characters. A standout among these newcomers—all of whom play lawyers or law students working for Viola ... More

Oberoi hotels have a long-standing reputation of being among the most exclusive in the world. The design is breathtaking; the food is unparalleled; and the schooling for hotel staff is extensive, resulting in only the highest level of service. The Oberoi Udaivilas—a property located in Udaipur, India—is all ... More

A few weeks ago, on an abandoned airstrip outside of Miami, I was handed the keys of the new Bentley Mulsanne Speed with only one direction: floor it. Unveiled at the Paris Motor Show earlier this fall, this special edition of Bentley’s flagship Mulsanne line features performance and handling updates ... More

If someone tells you to watch a film called A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night, it is likely that within seconds you will have envisioned an egregious queue of horrors set to befall the girl in question. But the feature-length directorial debut of Ana Lily Amirpour is nothing if not ... More

When Dineh Mohajer launched the '90s cult polish line Hard Candy while still in college (she sold it to LVMH in 1999), it sparked a relationship with beauty that has intensified over the past two decades. “I can’t seem to escape this world,” says Mohajer. “Once you start doing something ... More

Jason Flom’s known he has a golden ear long before it made him famous. “I got started because I wanted to be a rock star and not go to school,” Flom, now 53, explains. “The deal I struck with my dad was that I had one year to become a rock star before ... More

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Louis Zamperini knew a thing or two about waiting. The Olympic runner turned U.S. airman spent 47 deadly days living on a raft after a 1943 plane crash and subsequently survived two years as a Japanese prisoner of war. Still, when he sold Universal Pictures his life story in 1957, ... More

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